Molluginaceae
Glinus

Glinus bainesii (Oliv.) Pax

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(1b): 40 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Limpopo. It is a semisucculent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Molluginaceae, M. L. Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Prostrate subsucculent shrub up to 40 cm. high, the young parts covered with spreading hairs and multicellular prickly pubescence, the older parts glabrescent; stems rather stout, sparsely branched.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves verticillate; laminas 2–25 × 1–6 mm., lanceolate or oblanceolate, entire, acute or mucronate at apex, gradually narrowed at the base into a petiole up to 4 mm. long; margins slightly revolute when dry; petiole, midrib (at least on abaxial surface) and occasionally margins with prickly multicellular pubescence.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white or pale mauve, in groups of 3–9 per node, most commonly 6, with pedicels lengthening to 2 cm. at the fruiting stage, usually with some hairs or prickles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth-segments 5, up to 8 mm. long, free, the outer acute, mucronate, with hairs or prickles on the back, the inner with broad membranous margins.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
Staminodes 0–7, simple or 3-fid.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens ?.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary of 3 united carpels; stigmas 3.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit up to 4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds brown, with smooth or obtusely tuberculate ridges and a small aril.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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